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Article: New Planned Parenthood site causes stir at Texas A&M U.
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- January 22, 1999
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Meredith Hight
University Wire
01-22-1999
(The Battalion) (U-WIRE) COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Since Planned Parenthood announced it was building a new clinic in Bryan that would offer abortion services, the issue has sparked controversy in the community--a controversy that has now moved to the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce.
When a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Planned Parenthood facility was approved by an 11-10 vote by the chamber, the Brazos Valley Coalition for Life began a fax campaign to halt the ceremony.
The campaign resulted in 70 out of the 1,400 chamber members faxing the chamber, requesting a reconsideration of the vote.
Planned Parenthood withdrew the request for ...